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Track Listings
1 | Political World |
2 | Where Teardrops Fall |
3 | Everything Is Broken |
4 | Ring Them Bells |
5 | Man in the Long Black Coat |
6 | Most of the Time |
7 | What Good Am I? |
8 | Disease of Conceit |
9 | What Was It You Wanted |
10 | Shooting Star |
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The '80s was a particularly shifting, uncertain decade for Bob Dylan's creative voice. But he capped it off with his first album of all-original material in several years and his best since Infidels. A lot of the credit for Oh Mercy's distinctive appeal has been given to producer-musician Daniel Lanois (who backs Dylan on all but one cut), and there's no denying the effect of his magnetic, fog-thick sound sculpturing here. Overlays of lap steel, dobro, and mercy keys along with a slithering subterranean bass evoke a complete sonic climate, and the synergy between Lanois and Dylan would have a huge payoff with 1997's devastating Time Out of Mind. But however tightly produced, Oh Mercy also displays Dylan at the peak of his songwriting craft, fracturing words and phrases for the things-fall-apart jeremiads of "Political World" and "Everything Is Broken" and stringing images together for the noirish ballad "Man in the Long Black Coat." There's the usual dichotomy between Dylan's slashing accusatory mode ("What Was It You Wanted") and the self-effacement of "What Good Am I?" Aside from the miscalculated, sappy "Where Teardrops Fall" (the disc's sore thumb), this album has the classic staying power of Dylan's finest efforts. --Thomas May
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 5.62 x 4.92 x 0.33 inches; 3.84 ounces
- Manufacturer : Sony Legacy
- Original Release Date : 1989
- Run time : 39 minutes
- Date First Available : September 12, 1989
- Label : Sony Legacy
- ASIN : B0000026UL
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #254,573 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,090 in Rock Singer-Songwriters
- #3,647 in Contemporary Folk (CDs & Vinyl)
- #4,777 in Folk Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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The major reason why "Oh Mercy" is so good is because of its producer Daniel Lanois. 8 years later Lanoius and Dylan would team up once again and make the Grammy award winning "Time Out Of Mind" album. A great effort on their part to be sure but I always thought "Oh Mercy" was the better of these two albums. The production of this record is great. The sound and feel to "Oh Mercy" seems natural. Dylan is in fine voice that really shines in some of the slower songs like "Where Teardrops Fall", "Shooting Star" and "Ring Them Bells". In a way as well this album reminds me back to Dylan's earlier career when his songs had a more political mood with songs like "Political World", "Everything is Broken" and "Disease of Conceit". In every case however the production and engineering of these songs is outstanding.
For the serious Dylan fan this is a must to include in your music collection. The same would be true for the more casual fan. I would suggest to those not familiar with Dylan this can make a good introduction to his music but don't just limit yourself to just this one album. There were many excellent albums made by Bob during the '60s, '70s and yes even the '80s as well as into the 21st century I think you will like. I certainly recommend "Oh Mercy" to get however!
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